Paddle with indicator



Feb. 28, 1956 ANDROSIGLIO 2,736,557

PADDLE WITH INDICATOR Filed March 24, 1954 FIG.4

INVENTOR. LUCIO ANDROSIGLIO A T TORNE X United States Patent PADDLE WITH INDICATOR Lucio Androsiglio, North Bergen, N. J. Application March 24, 1954, Serial No. 418,280 3 Claims. (Cl. 273-97) My invention relates generally to a game apparatus and specifically to a game apparatus having indicating means incorporated therein.

It is among the objects of my invention to game of skill with the element of chance.

It is yet another object of my invention to provide a releasing mechanism for an indicating device.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a release mechanism which is actuated by the skillful manipulation of the game implement.

These objects and advantages as well as other objects and advantages may be achieved by the device illustrated in the drawings in which:

Figure l is a front elevational view of my game apparatus;

Figure 2 is a partial side cross-sectional view",

Figure 3 is a rear view of the release mechanism; and

Figure 4 is a rear view of the actuating mechanism with the covering portions of the shield and easing exploded away.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, my game apparatus provides a bat-like implement 11 having a round face 12 and an extended portion 13 constituting a handle. Secured to the center of the face at the point 14 is an elastic cord 15, through the end of which a ball 16 is secured. Since the cord 15 is stretchable and the ball 16 is preferably formed of rubber, or similar sub stance which is bounceable, it can be readily seen that the proper manipulation of the bat may be carried out in such a manner as to cause the ball 16 to bounce repeatedly on the face 12. A short distance away from the point 14, a button 17 is positioned on the face 12. This button 17 is mounted on the end of the shaft 18 and passes through a flanged bushing 19 which extends through the face 12. An enlarged portion 20 is attached to the shaft to act as a retainer so that the button 17 and the shaft 18 will not come free from the bushing 19. A spring 21 normally maintains the button 17 in raised position. A latch 22 is attached by a screw 23 to the rear of the implement 11. The end of the latch 22 is provided with an opening 24 into which is inserted a ball-head pin 25 which is on the end of the retainer 20. The latch 22 is a resilient band having a bent central portion 26. The end 27 of the latch 22 is notched and normally holds a pin 28 on the end of an arm 29.

The arm 29 has a bent-over portion which is .rotatably positioned in the housing 30 and carries a spring 31. The spring 31 is engaged at one end with the housing and the opposite end is attached to a gear-sector or partial gear 32. This gear 32 is afiirmatively attached to the bentover portion 33. Cocked position of the gear-sector 32 is shown dotted in Figure 4, where it is in engagement with a pinion 34 mounted on a shaft 35 mounted on the housing 30. This shaft also carries a large gear 36. This gear 36 engages a pinion 37 mounted on another shaft 38 in the housing 30. This shaft carries an indicator disc 39 with a plurality of numerals on its face 40 which is visible through the slot 41 in the face 12. The housing 30 is attached to the rear of the implement 11 by screws 43 passing through brackets 44. The housing 30 is protected by a cover plate 45.

provide a Patented Feb. 28, 1956 When the implement 11 is manipulated so that the ball 16 hits the button 17, the latch 22 is raised to the position shown by the dotted lines in Figure 2. This disengages the pin 28 on the arm 29 which the spring 31 promptly urges to the position shown in solid lines in Figures 3 and 4. Such movement of the arm 29 is attended by a partial revolution of the segmentary gear 32 until it is stopped by the shoulder 42. By this time, it has spun the pinion 34 and is disengaged therefrom. The large gear 36 spins the pinion 37 and the disc 39. When the disc 39 stops spinning, the number exposed in the center of the slot 41 in the face 12 is the score of the player. When two or more persons play the game, the only one scoring is the first one whose ball 16 hits the button 17 and thereby spins the disc 39. After the disc 39 stops, the arm 29 is reset by restoring the pin 28 into engagement with the notched end 27.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illus trate an embodiment of the invention. The component parts have been shown and described. They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similar function; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for the said components and may have actually been known or invented before the present invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being within the scope of the appended claims, although they are not specifically catalogued herein.

I claim:

1. A game apparatus comprising a bat having an opening in its face, a rotatable indicator disc having a scale visible in the opening, a spring actuated means for rotating the indicator disc, an arm for cocking the said means, a latch for securing the said arm, a spring pressed button on the face of the bat and in engagement with the latch, an elastic band attached to the face of the bat, and a ball at the end of the elastic band.

2. A game apparatus comprising a paddle shaped bat having an opening in its face, an indicator disc rotatably positioned in the opening, a scale on the face of the disc visible through the opening, a gear-train for rotating the indicator disc, a gear-sector engageable with the gear-train, a spring pressed arm connected to the gear-sector, a latch positioned to releasably secure the arm in cocked position, a means for releasing the latch, an elastic band attached to the face of the bat, and a ball at the end of the elastic band.

3. A game apparatus comprising a paddle shaped bat having an opening in its face, an indicator disc rotatably positioned in the opening, a scale on the face of the disc visible in the opening, a gear-train for rotating the indicator disc, a gear-sector normally engageable with the gear-train, a spring normally urging the gear-sector into disengagement from the gear-train, an arm connected to the gear-sector for moving it into engagement with the gear-train, a latch on the bat having a notch for engaging the arm in cocked position, a shaft in engagement with the latch for moving the latch to disengage the arm, said shaft extending through the bat to its face, a button on the end of the shaft, and a spring in engagement with the button normally urging the shaft away from the latch, an elastic band attached to the face of the bat, and a ball attached to the end of the elastic band.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,293,566 Snyder Feb. 4, 1919 2,250,802 Johnston July 29, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS 101,527 Great Britain Sept. 28, 1916 

